Name: Caprese Salad with Garden Basil
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 large ripe tomatoes, thickly sliced; 250g fresh buffalo mozzarella, torn; large handful fresh basil leaves; 4 tbsp best quality extra virgin olive oil; to taste flaky sea salt and cracked black pepper; optional aged balsamic vinegar

🌱 From the Garden

A supermarket tomato will disappoint — a garden tomato still warm from the sun will change your life. Never refrigerate before serving.

Servings

⏱ 5 Prep

🥕 Ingredients

4 large ripe tomatoes, thickly sliced
250g fresh buffalo mozzarella, torn
large handful fresh basil leaves
4 tbsp best quality extra virgin olive oil
to taste flaky sea salt and cracked black pepper
optional aged balsamic vinegar

👩‍🍳 Method

Slice tomatoes thickly — about 1cm. Arrange on a large platter, slightly overlapping.

Tear mozzarella and tuck between and over the tomato slices.

Scatter basil leaves generously over everything — be lavish.

Drizzle with your best olive oil. Season with flaky salt and cracked pepper.

Add just a few drops of balsamic if using. Serve immediately at room temperature.

💡 Chef's Notes

This recipe has four ingredients. Its quality is entirely determined by the quality of what you grow.